handed down

verb

past tense of hand down
1
as in passed (down)

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2
as in informed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed down
  1. informed
  2. reported
  3. notified
  4. disclosed
  5. revealed
  6. manifested
  7. apprised
  8. divulged
Verb
  • The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • As the Herald reported, Rodriguez’s PAC disclosed the GMCVB’s ticket donation in a campaign-finance filing with the state that was posted online.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The prices of certain food items have increased by 300% to 400%, Khabar Online news agency reported.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of reported
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  • His family and the consulate of El Salvador in Elizabeth, New Jersey, were notified of his death, ICE said.
    — Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • John Duresky, an Air Force veteran and former government employee who retired after DOGE notified him that his job would be eliminated, is the sole Democrat in the race.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of notified
Verb
  • But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In May 2025, TSA and ICE agreed to boost information sharing between the two agencies, according to a memo disclosed this week by the group American Oversight.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of disclosed
Verb
  • Recent reports revealed that Collins’ son-in-law’s social media accounts contained white nationalist content, Nazi imagery and conspiracy theories.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • The announcement comes just days after rival OpenAI first revealed that its models improperly accessed the internet and went rogue during security testing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of revealed
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  • This stat manifested itself as a spicy meme after ESPN used it in a lower third.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • With The Pitt, that manifested as a harkening back to the classic medical drama in the mold of ER.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
Definition of manifested
Verb
  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances.
    — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026
Definition of apprised
Verb
  • The deal closed Thursday night, and the cost of the acquisition wasn’t divulged.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • Though the two have not divulged a complete explanation for their divorce, both have since professed admiration for one other.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Definition of divulged
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“Handed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed%20down. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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